Action for a greener, healthier America

U.S. House panel charts clear path for climate action

The report calls for 100 percent zero-emissions car sales by 2035, a zero-carbon power sector, and protecting 30 percent of U.S. lands and ocean areas.

Supporters around the country call for the protection of oceans from offshore drilling

With the coronavirus pandemic keeping us apart this year, supporters still joined voices for a virtual “Hands Across the Sand” to advocate for the protection of our oceans and wildlife.

Safe for Swimming?

If it's safe to go to the beach, it should be safe to go swimming. But too often, it's not.

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Along with other groups in the Public Interest Network, we are making contributions to local community groups working to eradicate racism, reduce gun violence, heal communities, and/or achieve fair, effective public safety programs and criminal justice systems.

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We’re working to harness our wealth, technology and imagination to make our communities and our country greener and healthier places to live for all of us.

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Can we keep clean skies after COVID-19 is over?

Does the end of the pandemic have to mean the end of clean air?

News Release | Environment America

Statement: New House bill sets historic 10-year deadline to replace all lead pipes

U.S. Reps. Chris Smith of New Jersey  and Henry Cuellar of Texas today introduced the Get the Lead Out Act, which sets a 10-year deadline to replace lead service lines. These lines are the single worst source of lead contamination in drinking water.

News Release | Environment America

House spending bill goes big on climate, clean energy and transportation

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House passed a major climate-focused appropriations bill today that moves the country forward on clean energy and transportation. The bill authorizes billions of dollars in spending that would help rebuild and modernize the United States. The money is intended to expand access to clean transportation, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, and protect public health and the environment.

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Revisiting our nation’s worst energy law

Given the urgency of acting on climate change, we have to take advantage of every opportunity to change how we produce and consume energy. Each decision we make, positive and negative, will reverberate through the remainder of our lives and the lives of those who come after us.

News Release | Environment Texas

Appeals court again deals major blow to Exxon's attempt to avoid responsibility for record-setting clean air act violations

In another stinging setback for ExxonMobil Corporation in a long-running environmental enforcement case, the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected nearly every argument Exxon raised in its appeal of the $19.95 million penalty previously imposed by a federal trial court judge.

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Coronavirus update

Our work to defend the environment can’t stop and won’t stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep advocating on your behalf — at a safe social distance — for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.